Walk the County
Part 1
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- Do all of the following
Do some map reading – relevant to your section’s abilities
Know what equipment you need to take on a walk
Know what sort of clothing you should wear for a walk
Know the Countryside Code
Know and practise some basic first aid & know what to have with you in a first aid
kit
6. Know what to do in an emergency – emergency phone numbers, map references,
distress calls etc
7. Go for a walk – Rainbows at least 1-2 miles, Brownies at least 2-3 miles, Guides and
older at least 4-5 miles
Part 2
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– Do at least two of the following
Design a new flag for your Guiding county
Make a poster, play, song or dance about your county
Take part in or make up a quiz about your county
Try a traditional food or drink from your county
Find out about and celebrate our county of North Yorkshire
Part 3 – Do at least one of the following
1. Make your walk a sponsored walk
2. Learn about the plants you may find in your area and see how many you can see on
your walk
3. Learn about the birds and animals you may find in your area and see how many you
can see on your walk
4. Find out about historic buildings or structures in your area and base your walk
around them
5. Incorporate finding a Geocache (or several) into your walk
Badge order form
Unit: _________________________________________________________________________
Leader’s Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address where badges should be sent:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Tel No or email (in case of queries):_______________________________________________
Number of badges required at £1.00 each: _________________________________________
Please add postage of £1.50 to your order for up to 30 badges, over 30 badges please
email and we will obtain a quote for postage.
Total amount enclosed: _________________________________________________________
Post to: Charlotte Turner 32 Victoria Street, Settle, BD24 9HD
Email any queries to walkthecounty@gmail.com
All cheques should be made payable to ‘Girlguiding North Yorkshire West’ please.
Notes for Guiders
1. Do some map reading – relevant to your section’s abilities – information can be
found here
a. http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/docs
/easypeasy.pdf
b. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/education-research/teachingresources/index.html
c. http://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/advice-for-walkers/maps-guidesand-navigation/map-reading.aspx
2. Know what equipment you need to take on a walk
a. Everyone should have a rucksack containing some of the following
depending on the time of year, the type of country and the length of the
walk – waterproofs, woolly hat or sunhat, sun cream, gloves, scarf, spare
sweater, spare socks, food and drink for the walk, extra food, health form,
money, notebook & pencil, first aid kit.
b. Group items to be carried by the leader or spread out among the group –
maps, compass, whistle, watch, group first aid kit, survival bags or group
shelter, torch & spare batteries, extra food in case of emergencies, flask of
hot drink, or the ability to make one, mobile telephone (while recognising
that this may not work), paperwork – e.g. health forms, home contact
details etc
c. If going out into remote country, additional items such as a sleeping bag
(for emergency use) may be necessary.
3. Know what sort of clothing you should wear
a. Everyone should wear appropriate footwear and socks, trousers or shorts
(not jeans), shirt or T-shirt and a sweater or fleece.
b. Why not bring in a collection of clothes, some appropriate and some
inappropriate and ask the girls to dress one girl appropriately and one
inappropriately, then discuss the implications.
4. Know the Countryside Code – this can be downloaded from Natural England
a. http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/987819?category=38
017
5. Know and practise some basic first aid & know what to have with you in a first
aid kit. Ask around at work, church, village halls, school etc for out of date
bandages and items for practising with the girls. Girlguiding Walking Scheme (2008
edition) suggests the following for guidance, appropriate to the age of the group
and kept in a waterproof container.
a. disposable gloves
b. resuscitation shield
c. plasters, including hypo-allergenic ones, in several sizes
d. triangular bandages
e. sterile unmedicated dressings e.g. melolin in several sizes
f. sterile unmedicated eye-pads
g. sterile gauze squares
h. crepe roller bandages
i. temporary burn dressings
j. medical tape
k. safety pins
l. scissors
m. tweezers
n. antiseptic wipes
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small container of water
antihistamine cream or spray
sanitary towel
paper and pencil
details of doctors, dentists etc in the area
coins
details of the route being taken with six figure grid references, telephone
number and address of home contact.
v. In addition, if heading out into open or remote country consider steristrip
plasters, painkillers and sunblock.
6. Know what to do in an emergency – emergency phone numbers, map
references, distress calls etc
a. Stop and assess the situation
b. prevent further injury to yourself, the group or any casualties
c. Render first aid to injured
d. If the casualty can be moved, move to a sheltered spot, if not create
shelter where you are
e. check the condition of the rest of the group
f. reassure the casualty and the group
g. decide what to do next
i. rest and continue on
ii. cut the walk short using a planned escape route
iii. stay where you are and get help
h. If you need help – write down the following, then try using a mobile phone –
call 112 or 999.
i. Write down the grid reference and description of where you are
ii. Details of the accident & how many injured and with what injuries
iii. Name of the casualty
iv. Group details
v. Equipment carried e.g. orange emergency shelter
vi. Home contact and phone number
i. If the mobile phone does not work
i. send two people for help with the details above & keep the rest
together with the casualty
ii. decide where to send them – inhabited area, where there is a mobile
signal, road to flag down a car etc
iii. get them to inform the home contact after contacting the
emergency services
j. The group with the casualty needs to be kept together, keep everyone
warm and make the site as visible as possible. Attract attention using the
International Distress Signal – 6 blasts with a whistle then a minute’s
silence. Listen for a reply of 3 blasts, but keep repeating the 6 blasts until
found.
7. Go for a walk – Rainbows – whatever they can manage, Brownies at least 2-3
miles, Guides and older at least 4-5 miles
General information and Girlguiding regulations can be found in the manual here
http://guidingmanual.guk.org.uk/default.aspx?page=580
Consider completing one of the Girlguiding Walking Schemes – details can be found here
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/default.aspx?page=1049 this include a download for
writing a route card.